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e-culture: Guadalupe: Mother of All Mexico, 2007 Educational Adventures, HIFC Online Store
December 8, 2006
IN THIS ISSUE
-Guadalupe: Mother of All Mexico
-HIFC Online Store at Cafe Press
-2007 Educational Adventures
-Students for a Better Houston
As millions throughout Mexico, the United States and much of Latin America prepare to celebrate the patron saint of Mexico, La Virgen de Guadalupe, we present a film by local company San Rafael Films and an opportunity for Houstonians to meet the filmmaker, Patricia Lacy Collins. Guadalupe: Mother of All Mexico is part of a trilogy of films, which were created by Collins and co-producer Robert S. Cozens, with narration by Edward James Olmos, to educate others about religious and spiritual traditions of Mexico.
Guadalupe: Mother of All Mexico
Free Film and Discussion with Producer Patricia Lacy Collins
Sunday, December 10, 7:00pm
Havens Center - 1827 W. Alabama Street
Presented by Houston Institute for Culture and Music Beyond Borders
Guadalupe: Mother of all Mexico, 2003, 56min
Each year ten million people visit the shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City. The histories and miracles of Our Lady of Guadalupe come alive as Mexican scholars and pilgrims on the road tell the wondrous stories behind their devotion to their spiritual mother.
Havens Center, 1827 W. Alabama Street, Houston, Texas 77098
Havens Center is located about 1/4 mile east of Shepherd at 1827 W. Alabama Street, on the south side of the street. Parking is available at St Stephens Episcopal Church (Woodhead and Alabama) or in the parking lot directly across the street from Havens Center (on the north side of Alabama).
For more information, please see:
http://www.houstonculture.org/film
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HIFC Online Store at Cafe Press
Houston Institute for Culture has opened an online store through Cafe Press. Sales of our merchandise support educational programs and youth initiatives.
Please visit it, bookmark it and tell others:
http://www.cafepress.com/houstonculture
Houston Institute for Culture has built many successful programs that volunteers and participants want to share with others by wearing and presenting the organization name and images. Now they can by purchasing these unique items and supporting the programs at the same time.
Remember to sign up for the Store Newsletter to be informed about specials and new products. We plan to offer new images from our educational tours and research projects as well as significant cultural icons to promote diverse interests each month, with several new items appearing every few days.
Some of the unique items we currently offer include:
-Houston Institute T-Shirts, Bumper Stickers, Coffee Mugs, and Postcards
-Day of the Dead Greeting Cards, Postcards, and T-Shirts
-Copper Canyon Greeting Cards and Journals
-Santa Fe Greeting Cards, Postcards and Journals
-Native American Designs on Tile Boxes and Coasters
-Texas Caddo Greeting Cards and Journals
-Asian American Greeting Cards
-Tibetan Sand Painting Calendars and Mouse Pads
-New Your City T-Shirts and Messenger Bags
-Space City Texas Coffee Mugs and Steins
-H-Town Coffee Mugs, Steins and T-Shirts
If there is something you are looking for that we currently do not offer, please let us know. We will issue many more products and designs to suit interests and current events.
Order soon to guarantee shipping for the holidays. We thank everyone for their continuing support of Houston Institute for Culture.
Houston Institute for Culture is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Contributions are tax deductible. For items purchased through Cafe Press, please contact us to receive a summary of the deductible amount for tax purposes. On average this is 20 percent of the total purchase.
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2007 Educational Adventures
Houston Institute for Culture Travel Series presents its educational and fun adventures for 2007. Group travel has many great benefits, including cost effectiveness and social benefits of sharing learning experiences with others, as well as the added necessity we all feel to travel conservatively and use as little nonrenewable fuel as possible by sharing the ride.
Trips are planned during interesting seasons and significant events in places throughout the region and sometimes beyond. This year we will make our fairly regular appearance at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival and we will also make a special trip to America's first National Park, Yellostone, which led the way for natural conservation around the world.
Our travel is geared toward the student on a budget and others who want to travel on a student budget. Here are some brief descriptions:
New Orleans - Spring Traditions
March 14 - 19, $350 (6 days)
St Patrick's Day Parade, St Joseph's Altars, Mardi Gras Indians, as well as a look at the state of New Orleans recovery efforts
New Mexico - Pilgrimage to Chimayo
April 5 - 9; $340 (5 days)
The Land of Enchantment, Santa Fe, Espanola and annual pilgrimage to Chimayo, New Mexico, and more
Central California - Migrant Trails
May 26 - June 3; $600 (9 days)
Sites related to Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers, Dust Bowl Refugees and John Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath, and more
Louisiana - The Cane River Creole
June 8 - 10; $175 (3 days)
Natchitoches, Louisiana, Melrose Plantation Arts and Crafts Festival, Kate Chopin House/Bayou Folk Museum, and more
Washington DC - Smithsonian Folklife Festival
July 2 - 8; $490 (7 days)
Festival features Mekong River: Connecting Cultures and Northern Ireland, Smithsonian Institution, Museum of the American Indian, Library of Congress, and more
Yellowstone - America's First National Park
August 4 - 12; $550 (9 days)
Camping in Yellowstone National Park (geothermal pools and geysers), Bighorn Mountains, Medicine Wheel, and more
For more information, please call 713-521-3686 or email info@houstonculture.org. Trip costs are based on six travelers. Costs may vary for fewer travelers. Minimum and maximum number of travelers may vary. Air travel (cost not included) is required for the Washington DC trip in July. Air travel is optional for most other trips.
http://www.houstonculture.org/travel
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Students for a Better Houston
Students for a Better Houston is a serious-minded student organization dedicated to making Houston a better place for future generations. The students set an agenda based on important civic matters and determine the organization's position on issues that will impact Houston's future.
The organization was founded by a group of Lanier Middle School students who are part of Havens Center after-school program. The group is facilitated by Houston Institute for Culture.
The students are working to develop a communication process to deliver their positions, based on the views of the students they represent, and proposed solutions on their website (which will be developed at www.betterhouston.com) and to the mayor and city council, the media, or to school administrators and teachers.
Students for a Better Houston is an excellent opportunity for volunteer s to work with children who are taking a very positive approach to their futures. The organization's meetings take place after school on the first and third Thursdays of the month.
We also offer digital storytelling workshops and film and discussion events for the kids to develop their exposure to international cultures and issues. The children review films and discuss issues concerning environment and natural resources addressed in Never Cry Wolf and The Power of Community; social conditions discussed in Talking About Sexism (a 10 minute digital movie made by Havens Center kids) and Who's Counting: Marilyn Waring on Sex, Lies and Global Economics; and diverse cultures explored in Oaxacan Hoops, Mystic Iran, The Story of Eman.
Let us know if you would like to volunteer your time for these or other projects.
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About this Email Newsletter
The e-culture newsletter is provided to community members who have requested it, as well as Houston Institute for Culture volunteers and collaborators on beneficial programs. The newsletter features Houston Institute for Culture events and activities, as well as community and cultural activities throughout the region. We attempt to highlight events and organizations that resemble the educational mission of Houston Institute for Culture, as well as promote diverse interests.
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We will have several big announcements about very exciting development for Houston Institute for Culture in January. Please stay tuned for those. Thank you for your support.
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M a r k @houstonculture.org
Houston Institute for Culture
Havens Center
1827 W. Alabama Street
Houston, Texas 77098
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